Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 1:15 PM GMT+13 (00:15 UTC), 514 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-09-18 00:15:00 UTC
Depth
514.2 km (319.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.831° S, 178.499° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.4 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 581 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 588 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4013 days ago · 606 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4011 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4011 days ago · 473 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 557 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 556 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4007 days ago · 538 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4004 days ago · 622 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 600 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3983 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3982 days ago · 601 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3982 days ago · 598 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3981 days ago · 519 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 495 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4036 days ago · 519 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4040 days ago · 591 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4043 days ago · 601 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4043 days ago · 483 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 613 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 4047 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4061 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4065 days ago · 558 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003jhp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.